A Prophet vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.6/10 for A Prophet). The Shawshank Redemption is the shorter watch at 2h 22m compared with 2h 35m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2009). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Prophet
The Shawshank Redemption| A Prophet | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Jacques Audiard | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Slimane Dazi, Gilles Cohen, Antoine Basler | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
A Prophet
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
The Shawshank Redemption
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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